Nefab opens new Arizona facility to help customers with their warehousing and packaging needs

Nefab opens new Arizona facility to help customers with their warehousing and packaging needs

Nov. 18, 2024
To promote sustainability, the new facility features fully electric forklifts and optimized lighting systems.

Nefab has recently opened a new facility in Tucson, Arizona. The company, which specializes in industrial packaging, logistics, and digital services, invested millions of dollars into the new 140,000-square-foot plant, generating 100 new jobs for the surrounding area. To promote sustainability, the new facility features fully electric forklifts and optimized lighting systems.  

According to the company, FLSmidth will be the facility's largest customer. Additionally, the plant will serve as a one-stop shop for the company’s warehousing and packaging services as well as fully customized dangerous-goods certified packaging solutions.     

What people are saying

In a recent quote, Hannu Hyttinen, Regional Managing Director, Nefab US West, said, “The new plant represents a major investment in our Arizona operations, effectively expanding our capacity in the state. This growth underscores Nefab’s dedication to the region, which is rapidly becoming a key hub for the mining, manufacturing, and technology sectors, thanks to its highly skilled workforce and robust infrastructure.”   

Manufacturers investing in Arizona

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Amkor to receive $400 million from the CHIPS Act to build OSAT manufacturing facility in Arizona 
Amkor will invest $2 billion into the new facility, creating 2,000 new jobs in the process.

CarbonCapture to open world’s first direct air capture facility in Arizona 
The facility will be operational in 2025, and is expected to produce 4,000 modules per year.

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About the Author

Alexis Gajewski | Senior Content Strategist

Alexis Gajewski has over 15 years of experience in the maintenance, reliability, operations, and manufacturing space. She joined Plant Services in 2008 and works to bring readers the news, insight, and information they need to make the right decisions for their plants. Alexis also authors “The Lighter Side of Manufacturing,” a blog that highlights the fun and innovative advances in the industrial sector. 

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